I am an Associate Professor of Petroleum Geoscience at the Australian School of Petroleum, University of Adelaide. With my colleague Ros King (Physical Sciences), I lead the Stress, Structure & Seismic (S^3) Research Group; this is a multidisciplinary group of academics, research staff and HDR students working mostly on applied problems related to structural geology and geomechanics in sedimentary basins. Our group has received continuous ARC support since 1997, and our research income is ~$1M/year.

My main research interests are;
1) Magmatic systems in sedimentary basins. This work is focused on the interactions between igneous intrusive and extrusive systems and basin structure, stratigraphy and the elements of the petroleum system. Current projects on this topic involve collaboration with the University of Aberdeen and Imperial College London, and are funded by CSIRO, Chevron and ASEG.
2) Structural permeability. This work is focused on understanding the intrinsic and extrinsic drivers behind fracture-hosted fluid flow in sedimentary basins, and current projects on this topic are funded by the ARC, ARENA, the Geological Survey of South Australia, IMER and ASEG.
3) The evolution of Australia's 'passive' southern rifted margin. This work is focused on understanding the tectonic evolution of the southern Australian margin. This work was originally funded by an ARC Australian Postdoctoral Fellowship, and is now primarily focused on the Bight Basin. I am the lead proponent on an IODP Complementary Project Proposal for scientific drilling in the Great Australian Bight.